Overview
- Colby Parkinson hauled in a 19-yard touchdown with 38 seconds left to cap a seven-play, 71-yard march and seal a 34-31 result in Charlotte.
- Matthew Stafford finished 24-of-42 for 304 yards with three touchdowns and one interception, completing 6 of 7 throws on the winning drive.
- Stafford said a finger on his throwing hand “got bent back” in the first half; he stayed in, and his practice status bears watching before the divisional round.
- He passed Kurt Warner for the Rams’ career playoff passing TD mark (18) and recorded a fourth straight 300-yard road playoff game, an NFL record per OptaSTATS.
- Earlier in the day he was named First-Team All-Pro and remains a leading MVP candidate, punctuating the case with a pre-drive message to teammates: “Let’s go snatch these guys’ hearts.”